Toe-rest for turn-shoe work.



D. A. MOYER. TOE BEST FOR TURN SHOE WORK. APPLICATION FILED AUG.25,1916.

1 ,224, 1 96., Patented May 1, 1917.

DAVID A. IVIOYER, OF BIRDSBORO, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

TOE-REST FOR TURN-SHOE WORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID A. MoYER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Birdsboro, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Toe-Bests for Turn-Shoe Work, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to apparatus for use in the manufacture of shoes and has for its object to facilitate the forward setting of uppers on lasts preparatory to pulling-over the shoes. This invention has been used with advantage in the manufacture of turn shoes and particularly small shoes, but its utility is not limited to this class of shoes.

In the manufacture of many shoes a pincer apparatus embodying the invention claimed in United States Letters Patent No. 1,189,613, granted May 18, 1915 on application of P. J. Wentworth, is employed to draft the upper forwardly on the last and prepare it for being acted upon by the pulling-over machine. This is an important minor operation. because without it there is dificulty experienced ingetting the upper snugly fitted to the rear part of the last around the heel. Furthermore there is a slight economy secured by pulling the upper as far forward on the last as practical before pulling-over the shoe because thereby a shorter upper can be used and a saving in stock effected as well as a better .fitting shoe produced.

In making low priced shoes and particularly small childrens turn shoes, sometimes called cacks, reduction in labor cost is an important consideration, and this invention provides means by which the forward set ting of the upper on its last can be efiected satisfactorily by the pulling-over machinev operator on many grades of shoes, including cacks, without substantially slowing up his work.

A feature of the invention consists in a toe rest for an assembled shoe comprising a sole bottom support and a last toe abutment carried by a sustaining member. In the illustrated construction embodying the invention the parts are arranged in relation to one another and to the working position of an operator so that the shoe can be rested sole face downward with its too pointing away from the operator and inclined downwardly and the toe end of the last against the abutment while the operator seizes the upper between his fingers and the ball of his hand and by a downward pushing movement stretches the upper forwardly on the last. The top face of the rest is sloped off forwardly to facilitate this movement of the operators hand. The upper can be retained in forwardly drawn position on the last by the operators fore finger while he lifts the shoe to the pulling-over machine. For turn shoe work the toe rest is, according to a feature of the invention, undercut or recessed between the sole bottom support and the last toe abutment to provide a pocket to receive the projecting toe end of a turn shoe sole.

This invention will be more fully under stood from the following description considered in connection with the accompanying drawing in which a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated, and the invention will then be particularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 of the drawings shows the toe rest partly in section.

Fig. 2 shows how the rest is used.

The attaching portion 1 of the rest is shown as having a plane lower face and ears by which it can be fastened by screws to a horizontal work bench such as that usually provided with pulling-over machines. The shoe bottom supporting face 2 is formed on the rest at an angle to the horizontal in such position that the shoe will be inclined downwardly and forwardly when rested thereon with its toe pointing away from the operator. The last end abutment 3 is formed above the shoe bottom supporting face in relation thereto to be engaged by the end of the last and hold the last while the operator seizes the forepart of the upper between the fingers and ball of his right hand and by a forward thrust stretches the upper and sets it forwardly on the last. The abutment face 3 is concave to prevent the last from slipping. The top face 4 of the rest is preferably formed with a greater inclination than the shoe bottom supporting face to facilitate giving a downward pull to the upper for drawing it down the instep inclination of the last. The rest is formed with a recess located between the sole bottom and last end engaging faces and shaped and arranged to receive the projecting edge portion of a turn shoe sole beyond the last. 4

In use the rest is fastened to the pullerovers bench at the right of the machine in position to be engaged by the work while the operator stands in working relation to the machine. As the operator picks up the shoe to present it to the machine he rests the shoe bottom on the face 2 and the end of the last against the face 3 with the edge of the sole in the recess 5 if it is a turn shoe. With his right hand he seizes the forepart of the upper and by a forward thrust, in the direction of the face 4, sets the upper forwardly firmly against and about the heel part of the last and stretches it lengthwise so that a short upper which he might not otherwise be able to pull-over the last will reach far enough over the toe to be seized by the pulling-over machine grippers. It is in practice easy to carry the shoe to the grippers with the upper thus set forwardly on the last, and the use of this rest facilitates the insertion of the uppers into the machine grippers to such an extent that the output of the machine is increased ias well as the product improved by reason of the better fitting of the uppers.

Having explained the nature of this invention and described how it may be used,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1. A toe rest for use in setting uppers forwardly on their lasts comprising a sole bottom support, a last toe abutment and a sustaining member on which said parts are arranged to hold a shoe with its toe pointing away from the workman while the workman seizes the upper and stretches it by a forward thrust.

2. A toe rest for use in setting uppers forwardly on their lasts comprising a sole bottom support, a last toe abutment and a sustaining member on which said parts are arranged to hold a shoe with its toe inclined downwardly away from the workman, the top face of the abutment being beveled downwardly at a greater angle than the sole support to facilitate a downward. and forward pull on the upper by the workmans hand.

3. A toe rest for use in setting uppers forwardly on their lasts comprising a sole bottom support, a last toe abutment and a sustainingmember on which said parts are carried in relation to one another and to the working position of an operator so that the shoe can be lasted sole face downwardly with its toe pointing away from the operator at a downward inclination and the toe end of the last against the abutment while the operator seizes the upper with his hand and stretches it by a forward and downward thrust.

4. A toe rest for use in setting uppers forwardly on their lasts comprising a sole bottom support, a last toe abutment and a sustaining member on which said parts are arranged to hold a shoe for the upper to be pulled, said rest being formed with a. recess under the last toe abutment to receive the projecting toe end of a turn shoe sole.

5. A toe rest for use in setting uppers forwardly on their lasts comprising a sole bottom support, a last toe abutment and a sus taining member on which said parts are arranged to hold a shoe with its toe pointing away from the workman while the workman seizes the upper and stretches it by a forward thrust, said rest having a recess between the sole support and last toe abutment to receive the end of a turn shoe sole, and the top face of the abutment being inclined downwardly and forwardly to facilitate pulling the upper down the instep incline of the last.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

DAVID A. MOYER.

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